A solution for some students, a nightmare for others: landlords largely determine who becomes a roommate

Whether you get a room in a student house is still determined by future housemates. But soon the largest housing provider in the country will decide who can come to a hosting evening for its tenants. A housemate may then be chosen from that limited selection. Is that fair? Critics don’t think it’s an improvement. “If you are close to each other, it is important that you click.”

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